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Phillip Russell 202223

Phillip Russell

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/9/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Phillip Russell started the week by scoring 37 points in a 99-98 win over Little Rock (Feb. 2) to tie SEMO's NCAA Division I single-game scoring record for the second time this year. Russell made 9-of-16 field goals, made four 3-pointers and made 15-of-18 free throws to go along with a career-high 10 assists against the Trojans. Two days later, he scored 29 points, including 22 in the second half at Tennessee Tech (Feb. 4). Russell had eight assists, buried four 3-pointers and made 9-of-10 field goals. In addition, he made three free throws to tie the game with five seconds left against the Golden Eagles. 

Russell moved to first in the OVC in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He also leads the league with 5.3 assists per contest. Russell is one of only six players in the nation to score 37 points in two games this season.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/6/2024 Noah Little Cross Country
11/6/2024 Nova Ojutkangas Cross Country
11/27/2023 Adam Larson Men's Basketball
11/27/2023 Tara Beilsmith Volleyball
11/15/2023 Joedrick Lewis Football
11/15/2023 Alecia Doyle Women's Basketball
11/9/2023 Lucy Arndt Volleyball
11/9/2023 Bryce Norman Football
10/30/2023 Dalyn McDonald Football
10/30/2023 Hannah Eastman Cross Country
10/4/2023 Maddie Paulson Women's Soccer
10/4/2023 Hannah Eastman Cross Country
9/13/2023 Paxton DeLaurent Football
9/13/2023 Tara Beilsmith Volleyball
8/28/2023 Cayla Koerner Women's Soccer
8/28/2023 Lucy Arndt Volleyball
5/2/2023 Paytience Holman Softball
5/2/2023 Noah Niznik Baseball
3/22/2023 Lindsay Ockler Women's Gymnastics
3/22/2023 Payton Lawrence Baseball
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